{"id":544,"date":"2020-07-24T02:09:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T02:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.ovathemes.com\/egovt\/?p=544"},"modified":"2022-03-20T18:00:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T18:00:15","slug":"overview-ministry-foreign-affairsmalawi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/embassymalawi.be\/newsite\/2020\/07\/24\/overview-ministry-foreign-affairsmalawi\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview: Ministry of Foreign Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"544\" class=\"elementor elementor-544\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b997138 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b997138\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9da448c\" data-id=\"9da448c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3431ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3431ff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-72559e6\" data-id=\"72559e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8545e68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8545e68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"ova-single-text\">T<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a21209\" data-id=\"3a21209\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-141307f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"141307f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>he Ministry of Foreign Affairs acts as a link between Malawi and the rest of the world including multilateral organizations. It is the government organ responsible for formulating, implementing and monitoring the foreign policy of the government of the Republic of Malawi. The Ministry facilitates the promotion of good political, economic and social relations between the country and other countries and international organizations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bdcc1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bdcc1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Mission<\/strong>:<\/h2><p>To promote and protect Malawi\u2019s interest and maintain good international relations through implementation of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.gov.mw\/images\/Documents\/MALAWI-FOREIGN-POLICY.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">foreign policy<\/a>, in order to contribute to sustainable development and territorial integrity<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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300w, https:\/\/embassymalawi.be\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/FA-2-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/embassymalawi.be\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/FA-2-600x406.jpg 600w, https:\/\/embassymalawi.be\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/FA-2-560x379.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-452a86b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"452a86b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Honourable Eisenhower Nduwa Mkaka (MP) at Riyadh<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c18ecf elementor-section-boxed 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6fa7ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Promote development diplomacy as a fundamental tool of the country&#8217;s foreign policy;<\/li><li>Provide State and Government Protocol Services<\/li><li>Protect Malawi\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity;<\/li><li>Promote international\/regional peace and security as well as good neighborlines<strong>s;<\/strong><\/li><li>Adopt and promote a pragmatic and independent stance in global affairs commensurate with Malawi\u2019s National Interest;<\/li><li>Advance socio-economic development of Malawi;<\/li><li>Promote bilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation;<\/li><li>Promote engagement with Malawians in the Diaspora;<\/li><li>Project Malawi\u2019s positive and progressive image globally;<\/li><\/ul><p><a 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